diff --git a/drivers/mfd/wm831x-auxadc.c b/drivers/mfd/wm831x-auxadc.c
index 8a7cc0f86958b..65b98f3fbd929 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/wm831x-auxadc.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/wm831x-auxadc.c
@@ -93,11 +93,10 @@ static int wm831x_auxadc_read_irq(struct wm831x *wm831x,
 	wait_for_completion_timeout(&req->done, msecs_to_jiffies(500));
 
 	mutex_lock(&wm831x->auxadc_lock);
-
-	list_del(&req->list);
 	ret = req->val;
 
 out:
+	list_del(&req->list);
 	mutex_unlock(&wm831x->auxadc_lock);
 
 	kfree(req);